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Richie Porte - what do we know about him?

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Porte should win tomorrow. Only question is can he gain enough time to soft pedal the last km to get him below 6.0?
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Would it be considered a "normal" peak to win, based on his most recent performances? How long were "normal" peaks in the past, discounting legends of the sport like Hinault and Merckx?
 
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the sceptic said:
Is anyone still in doubt whether Porte will win Pais Vasco? Looks like another 1-2 for sky.
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Nah, Henao is too poor a time trialist. But Porte should have little trouble adding this to his palmares.
 
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Ferminal said:
Stage 5 he will be vulnerable, Quintana and Henao could take serious time there.
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They'll need to take a minute on Porte, he'll need to have a Froome like implosion for that to happen imo.
 
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Is anyone still in doubt whether Porte will win Pais Vasco? Looks like another 1-2 for sky.
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the sceptic said:
Is anyone still in doubt whether Porte will win Pais Vasco? Looks like another 1-2 for sky.
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Not as long as Quintana has anything to say about it. ;)
At least that's my hope. :eek: He's one of the few that can match and beat the Skyborgs in the mountains.
 
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Not as long as Quintana has anything to say about it. ;)
At least that's my hope. :eek: He's one of the few that can match and beat the Skyborgs in the mountains.
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Problem is that Sky have the three best time trialists of all GC-men of the peloton. Matching them in the mountains isn't going to help you much.
 
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Not as long as Quintana has anything to say about it. ;)
At least that's my hope. :eek: He's one of the few that can match and beat the Skyborgs in the mountains.
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You can always have hope, but realistically he will need like 2 minutes on Porte in the ITT, and when Porte doesnt lose time on a climb like this, then its not looking good for anyone else.
 
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Fearless Greg Lemond said:
Whats the big deal? A man who is good at Criterium after worlds best climber coming in sixth here?

More WOW at Henao, even Quintana had no answer to that.
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Henao was widely tipped to perform on a finish like this with many saying he should be the designated leader over Porte here as his characteristics are more suit to the parcours of the race. Quintana is a huge talent no doubt, but it's not like Henao isn't a talent in his own right that is worthy of note.

Granted it was a great performance but still not one that came out of the blue that would of have been unexpected to us all.
 
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